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OpenShift shops chart a course for advanced IT automation

IT teams tackled containerization, developer self-service platforms and infrastructure provisioning automation in 2018. So, what's next?

By Beth Pariseau • May 10, 2019

Painlessly deploy Azure File Sync with PowerShell

Have you ever run low on file server capacity or struggled to access files? Setting up Azure File Sync can give your organization centralized file shares with local accessibility.

By Adam Bertram • May 10, 2019

Ansible roadmap offers open source automation with assurances

Ansible users can expect some key updates around the tool's certified content program, along with more options to assess the performance of their automated infrastructure.

By Kristin Knapp • May 9, 2019

Compare Mesos vs. Kubernetes for container federation

While Mesos dominates for large-scale deployments, Kubernetes is at the center of a flourishing ecosystem of tools. So, which one meets your container federation needs?

By Tom Nolle • May 9, 2019

OpenShift architecture bakes in CoreOS Operator automation

OpenShift 4.1 promises easier container management for IT ops pros, but getting there from OpenShift 3 could be tricky for enterprises with large deployments.

By Beth Pariseau • May 8, 2019

Snow Software SAM expands Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe support

Snow Software's SAM platform has expanded to include new compliance and manageability capabilities for Microsoft Windows, Oracle and Adobe Creative Cloud.

By Sabrina Polin • May 8, 2019

OpenShift-Azure ties deepen as IT sets sights on multi-cloud

Enterprises will consider an OpenShift managed service on Azure as part of a multi-cloud strategy, but Kubernetes won't necessarily make workloads cloud-agnostic.

By Beth Pariseau • May 8, 2019

The DevOps paradigm shift: Avoid obsolescence in IT

DevOps is an appealing paradigm shift in IT, part and parcel with app componentization and containers. But despite the hype, IT pros still face a few hurdles to actual implementation.

By Emily Mell • May 8, 2019

Is Windows Server troubleshooting on the way out?

When a Windows Server workload starts to falter, what's the best way to proceed before it keels over? Once upon a time, you would try to fix it, but times have changed.

By Brian Kirsch • May 7, 2019

Study tips to ace the CNCF’s CKA exam

IT certifications are an IT admin's superpower, lending official credibility to technology expertise. Know what to expect -- and practice -- to become Kubernetes certified.

By Stuart Burns • May 7, 2019

Learn the ins and outs of Hyper-V containers

Hyper-V containers, which are secure and lightweight in nature, can be managed using the Docker command line or PowerShell and are best suited for stateless applications.

By Nirmal Sharma • May 6, 2019

Windows Admin Center brings server management under one roof

Microsoft built Windows Admin Center to make administrators' jobs easier, but the tool has many facets to learn to expertly manage Windows servers.

By Kristen Gloss • May 3, 2019

Adapt IT operations skills for QA roles

IT admins who want to transition into a QA role can lean on their existing skill sets around data analysis, documentation and more, but the move still presents a learning curve.

By Will Kelly • May 3, 2019

Why should I use Exchange Server maintenance mode?

When applying security updates or cumulative updates to Exchange Server, it's important to take your time and use maintenance mode to avoid disruption and data corruption.

By Edward van Biljon • May 2, 2019

Combine containers and serverless to optimize app environments

Rather than pick a side in the debate around containers vs. serverless computing, DevOps shops would benefit from putting both of these complementary technologies to use.

By Kurt Marko • May 2, 2019

Docker Enterprise pricing shake-up leaves unanswered questions

IT pros begin to evaluate the long-term budget implications of a significant change to the Docker Enterprise pricing scheme.

By Beth Pariseau • May 2, 2019

The virtualization and container skills gap widens

Businesses face organizational and management challenges as their support staff transitions from virtualization to a new development and management environment.

By Paul Korzeniowski • May 2, 2019

How to save and reuse a Windows container image

With five simple steps, you can create a Windows container, save it as an image and reuse it to create new containers with the same configuration and settings.

By Nirmal Sharma • May 1, 2019

computer

A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result based on a program, software, or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed.

By TechTarget Contributor • April 30, 2019

How to successfully migrate Exchange Servers

Admins have a few options to upgrade their servers, but whether they choose cloud or on premises, the update process involves the same steps to transition old servers and avoid issues.

By Kristen Gloss • April 30, 2019

Windows Compatibility module expands PowerShell Core reach

The PowerShell team closed the cmdlet coverage gap with a compatibility module release for PowerShell Core, but its use requires some caution.

By Richard Siddaway • April 29, 2019

How to deploy a Docker container to the cloud

Docker is highly portable and widely available across all major cloud platforms, including AWS and Microsoft Azure, but it's important to properly plan your container deployment.

By Stuart Burns • April 29, 2019

ICYMI: Advice for aspiring site reliability engineers

IT ops pros looking to land an SRE job can use these four articles to absorb the key responsibilities and challenges that site reliability engineering entails.

By Kristin Knapp • April 29, 2019

Strategies for managing multi-hypervisor environments

Efficient multi-hypervisor management often comes down to where you place your workloads in terms of compatibility and security and how accessible your management tools are.

By Brian Kirsch • April 26, 2019

Experian credits incident management tool for IT efficiency

When Experian deployed xMatters, the IT landscape was very different. But the incident management tool's adaptability kept it useful through shifts in tech trends.

By Beth Pariseau • April 25, 2019